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'FIVE ALARM FIRE': Trump attempts to fire Fed board member, inviting economic calamity - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Donald Trump is attempting to violate the independence of the Federal Reserve Board by claiming the power to fire one of its members, Lisa Cook, exposing the United States economy to the risk that its credibility will be reduced to the compromised level of Trump's.
Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist, talks with Rachel Maddow about why Trump is playing with fire he doesn't understand. - Aired on 08/25/2025.